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Upholstered domestic seating from Vietnam & China: Antidumping and countervailing duties

Bulletin du groupe Commerce mondial et douanes

Canada on May 5, 2021 imposed provisional duties on upholstered domestic seating (“UDS”) originating or exported from China and Vietnam (“named countries”). UDS originating from China or Vietnam are under investigation by the Canada Border Services Agency (“CBSA”) and the […]

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Making priority a priority in construction lien disputes

Des idées en chantier : Droit de la construction MT – Ontario

The financial difficulty precipitated by COVID-19 has reached virtually every industry, and  the construction sector is no exception. Debtors, lenders and trades dealing with insolvent construction projects will inevitably face priority disputes under Ontario’s Construction Act[1] (the “Act”) in instances […]

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Prompt payment update

Des idées en chantier : Droit de la construction MT – Ontario

Prompt payment legislation resembling that which exists in the U.S. has been spreading across Canada. Although Ontario is the only province so far to have prompt payment legislation in force, it has been enacted in Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia, recommended […]

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Projet de loi 96 : nouveauté ou déjà vu ?

Communiqué - Services financiers et restructuration

Le 13 mai 2021, le projet de loi 96 : Loi sur la langue officielle et commune du Québec, le français (le « Projet de loi ») a été déposé par le gouvernement du Québec. Ce Projet de loi vise à assurer […]

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Avertissement à la clientèle : obligation de transparence de la part des propriétaires fonciers en Colombie-Britannique

Rapport - Droit immobilier

Le 30 novembre 2020, la Land Owner Transparency Act (la « loi LOTA ») de la Colombie-Britannique est entrée en vigueur, donnant ainsi naissance à un nouveau système d’enregistrement foncier connu sous le nom de Land Owner Transparency Registry (le « LOTR ») de […]

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New paid holiday for federally-regulated employees: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Communiqué droit du travail et de l'emploi

On June 3, 2021, Bill C-5 (the “Bill”) received Royal Assent. The Bill amends the Canada Labour Code to add a tenth paid holiday for employees in the federally-regulated sector. The new holiday is designated as the National Day for […]

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Ontario court finds temporary layoffs due to COVID-19 are not constructive dismissal at common law

Communiqué droit du travail et de l'emploi

In a recent decision, Taylor v. Hanley Hospitality Inc., 2021 ONSC 3135 (“Taylor”), Justice Ferguson of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice held that an employee who was temporarily laid off due to COVID-19 was not constructively dismissed at common […]

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Deception and Dower: Cases of Dower fraud in Alberta and Saskatchewan

Blogue sur le litige en matière de succession

The forms and procedures required in Alberta’s and Saskatchewan’s provincial “homestead legislation” create dower rights, which act as safeguards to protect spouses who do not own their homes (the non-owning spouse) from having their homes sold without their consent. However, […]

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Budget 2021 – Tax enforcement, audits, and oral interviews

Bulletin fiscal

Recently, Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, presented the  2021 Budget on behalf of the Government of Canada (“GOC”). Debits and Credits. The cornerstone of any accounting textbook. For the federal government, the debits (spending) have not […]

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Episode 7: Same workforce, different workplaces – Key considerations for adapting to remote work realities

Morning Commute with Miller Thomson

In this episode, we discuss the new realities for employers in the post-pandemic workplace, including addressing health and safety issues for remote workers.

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